Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-10-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.

-Georgia IS again coming to the
front. She has discovered "a well pro-
ducing water that IS an effective hair
dye"
"A train of gypsles, with nine
wagons, are journeying up the Hudson,
and telling fifty cent fortunes at a dis
count.
-EX-Mayor Thomas de Bussey, OF
New Brunswick, who died lately, was
the last male descendtnt OF an old
New jersey family.
"A boy only > years of age was put
into Jail IN st. Augustine, Florida, for
stealing four plums from a garden.
One mile OF new electric road has
been laid in Oakland, California. The
electricity is conveyed by wires 10 con-
duct0rs In a conduit midway between
the tracks:
The architectural aspect of Berlin
Is materially changing. Last year no
less than log buildings were demol-
lshed, four times aS many as were ever
before dismautled in any one year.
Mexico. witch reported only about
500 miles of railroad in 1850, now has
about seven times that extent, mostly
owned and operated by Americans. and
meanwhile the public revenues have
more than doubled.
San Francisco Is to have colossal
statue OF Liberty also. The figure
will be 40 feet IN height. and hold aloft
electric iLhts on site 800 feet high.
The expense is 10 be borne Sy Adolph
Sutro, OF tunnel fame.
The New York, Providence and
RngfOn Raf1r.vad hoe -,
new system of heating its passenger
cars. The device is water circula-
ting method, utilizing the steam from
the boiler OF the engine.
1t is stated that plans for the or
ganiZation of women and girls in trades
unions are being quietly perfected at
Boston, which city expects To De the
pioneer in movement that it is hoped
Will spread TO other cities.
Accounts in San Francisco papers
go to show that an enormous fruit
pack will be put up this season by the
California Gamers, Notwithstanding
the increased shipments Of fruit being
made 10 Eastern Gamers.
Twin elms, that have stood for
more than a century IN front of the
historic BaSter house in AIedfeld.
cut down. The elms are very large,
out hollow and much decayed.
"A bright, new dish pan and in il
coffee null wrapped up IN paper were
| placed on the sidewalk in font of a
| ShebOyGan grocery. The rays of the
sun were focused by the pan upon the
paper, which took IRE, and the mill was
ruined.
"A stable boy, 10y charging the COM
batants with pitchfork, is reported To
have prevented duel near Washing
ton recently. between the son of a
! Congressman aud the brother of
! member of one of the foreign legations
at the capital.
according to the figuring OF some.
| body on tie other side, VINO sets himself
up as an authority, marriage restraints
/ men from crime. He states that there
are 30 criminals to every 1000 hache-
! lors, while among married mnu tie
ratio is only Is.
"A four-year-Old boy or East
hampton, Massachusetts. was dIscOv-
cred the other day chasing a large
rattle snake about his fathers Yard
with a toy whip. He said he wanted
to ca ch the big black worm with a
humble bee IN his tail"
Buffalo business men have started
movement looking to the utilization
of the water power OF the Niagara
river at or near that city. A puze OF
SlUO, 900 will be offered to the engi-
neers of the world for the best method
OF applying the water power TO practi-
czD uEG
--Auere is a law in Washington Ter
ritOry compelling tha teachers of public
EeInl1g q
Rlene, and il they do not teach the
same they cannot draw school money;
also, if the pupils VIII not study those
studies they Can be expelled from the
school.
"A coachman in London, unable 10
Restrain his wrath at SEEING a man NAL
treat and finally use ms feet upon a
preLtlly dressed child, that cried pite-
ously the while, Knocked the man
down and rescued the little uTchiu.
which proved TO be d dummy" The
man was yentIiloqulst.
When showing the German En-
perUr through his great iron works
the late Alfred Krupp pointed out the
very spot where. an Ill fed boy of 10
years, lie was glad to take from one
OF kis fathers wOTkmen a piece Of
bread to appease his hunger.
The family of John Bush. OF Pc
oria, consisting OF himself, wife and
chIid, were taken violently i'll after par
taking of chicken at dinner. They
raised their own chickens, but choley5.
had been in the flock. and they stiu
ate one Of the diseased birds.
Mrs Il. mes, OF Diamond
LocH, Michigan, haS a canary bird
with double voice. lie appears TO
sing two songs al Uuce, and has = sort
OF ventrilOGuistic power, uy whicn his
voice IS made TO appear to come from
another room from that ia which lie is.
Thomas Stevens. the bicycler who
Travelled around the world on his
wheel, states that one custom that ap-
pears TO be universal IS the use of to-
bdcCO. In some form or other, he saws.
the weed IS used by the men of every
country, and in most of them by tie
women as well. Among Asiatic ma
tons the man who doesn't use tobacco
Is most as rare as the s. serpent.
Tucson, Arizona Territory, was
visited by a terrific dust-stOrm recently.
said by the old-timers TO be the worst
ever known. 1t came almost directly
from the south. and struck the city
with roar. 1t shut out the sun and
almost total darkness hung over the
city for nearly half an hour. Every
place had to be closed, and gas and
lamps were lighted throughout the
houses. The dust WAS of a reddish
cast.
"A new iron clad named Alexander
IL. whose construction was begun In
August. 1854, was lately launched at
the Russian Admiralty Yard, on the
Neva. Her dimensions as described
are! Length, 326 feet, OF including
ram, 359 feet; beam, 81 feet; draught,
% feet; displacement, S440 tons; com
pound engines Of $500 horse power;
armament. fourteen breech-loaders,
besides rapid-hring guns and torpedo
electors.